Los Angeles Times

A century of Danish films

COPENHAGEN — Nordisk Film, one of the world’s oldest film production companies, celebrated its 100th anniversary Monday at the Copenhagen studios where it started making silent movies at the dawn of ...
Yahoo

Danish Filmmaker Per Holst, Who Produced Movies for Lars von Trier and Others, Dies at 86

Danish filmmaker Per Holst, who produced films by the likes of Lars von Trier and directed one of the most successful Danish films of all time, has died. He was 86. The director-producer died Saturday ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Straight Outta Compton,’ ‘The Danish Girl’ and other films show histories that feel like now

Timing, as is often said, is everything. Years ago, filmmakers couldn’t have known when they got projects off the ground about health insurance for gay couples, blacklisting and censorship, women’s ...
Indiatimes

Per Holst, Danish film producer and director who worked with Lars von Trier and others, passes away at 86

Danish cinema mourns the loss of Per Holst, the influential filmmaker and producer, at 86. Known for collaborations with Lars von Trier and Bille August, including the Oscar-winning 'Pelle the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Danish Filmmaker Per Holst, Who Produced Movies for Lars von Trier and Others, Dies at 86

He also directed the 1985 film 'Walter and Carlo — Up on Daddy's Hat,' which is one of the highest-grossing Danish movies of all time. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Danish filmmaker Per ...